Revised Tau 1500

This is my revised 1500 points Tau list. I wanted it to be mainly fun with lots of background as I just love the Tau technology, the suits, the ships, the tanks, the politics, the language, all of it. So this is meant more for fun and fluff than pure competitiveness.

The basic story is covered here. Because the army is entirely based around the crisis suit teams then thats where most of the points have gone and work gone into. The rest of the army just represents the Tau force the Or'esha is fighting beside. I have given each team a name in Tau and a little bit of a fluff idea. This means I can personalise each suit with cool conversions. Also here's where I found the Tau words and names. It is amazing.

However I don't want it to get hosed every time. So any opinions are appreciated.



HQ
Crisis Command Team Or'esha (The Hurricane) - 279 Points
-Shas'el Taal Doran Sha'is (Commander Preserving Smart Wind) - 123 Points
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Airbursting Fragmentation Projector, Hard-Wired Target Lock, Bonding Knife, 1 Shield Drone, 1 Gun Drone

-Shas'vre Bentu (Wise Hero) - 73 Points
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Positional Relay, Hard-Wired Target Lock
~ Bentu is Doran'sha's left-hand-man in all things tactical. He has an excellent grasp of strategy and during the Taal Massacre he played a vital role in rescuing the Da'Ka'ra from the Salamanders.

-Shas'vre Mont'Jkor (Hero War Medic) - 83
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Plasma Rifle (Welder), Stimulant Injector
~ Mont'Jkor was the medic in the bodyguard team with Doran'sha before the Taal Massacre. He now serves as Doran'sha's medic, fixing up suits and Tau alike equal ease.

Elites
Crisis Team Shan'Kor'vesha (Technician of Drones) - 226 Points
- Shas'uit Caor (Team Leader Creator)
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Targeting Array, Team Leader, 2 Marker Drones, Bonding Knife
~ Caor loves tinkering with robots and machines, like the rest of his team. Some say his team should be in the Earth caste but they never forget their true duty, as each new 'toy' is more deadly than the last. Caor keeps the team together as he is the most warrior like and knows how to apply all of the new machines and weapons.

- Shas'ui D'Cha (Veteran Twin Purpose)
= Missile Pod, Burst Cannon, Multi-Tracker
~ D'Cha and D'Mesa are twins (a rare occurrence among Tau). They have always been weird and are keen to prove their toys are nothing to laugh at. D'Cha is excellent at multi-tasking and always tries to use more things than he has hands.

- Shas'ui D'Mesa (Veteran Twin Mark)
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Targeting Array
~ D'Mesa is the more normal of the twins but is still considered different. He trained as a Sniper Drone spotter, preferring the company of his metal friends, but he jumped at the chance to join Doran'sha's warriors. He still has a preference to his lovingly-converted Marker Drone creations even though he does not have the authority to use them in combat, having to give them to his friend and leader Shas'uit Caor.

Crisis Team Da'Ka'ra (Dark Exiles) - 160 Points
- Shas'vre Rra (Hero Shadow)
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Flamer, Shas'vre, Failsafe Detonator
~ Rra is the leader, having been previously the Team Leader but being promoted to Shas'vre due to his calmness when he and his team were captured during the Taal Massacre (they were a crisis suit team during the Massacre). They eventually escaped their captivity but not without a burning hatred for their captors. They are frowned upon by other warriors due to their aggressiveness but they are determined to prove themselves to Doran'sha (who only accepted their help as nobody else would) even if it means their death.

- Shas'ui Gue'Es (Veteran Lowest Force)
= Twin-Linked Missile Pod, Flamer
~ Gue'Es was the only one of the team who had been 'interrogated' by the Inquisition during their captivity and has been mute ever since. He burns with rage and revenge to all Humans.

- Shas'ui Saum'Ta (Veteran Fire Soul)
= Missile Pod, Twin-Linked Flamer
~ Saum'Ta is the most aggressive of the team. He was always interested in fire but after the captivity it became an obsession.

Crisis Team Kunas'Al (Agile Small) - 155 Points
- Shas'uit J'Kaara (Team Leader Reflection)
= Twin-Linked Fusion Blaster, Targeting Array, Team Leader, Hard-Wired Target Lock, Bonding Knife
~ J'Kaara and her team were stealth suits during the Massacre and were one of the last to escape, helping in the evacuation and providing covering fire from hiding. She was given the name Reflection after it was found it was easier to find his reflection than her. She and her team were given a new prototype crisis suit even smaller than the XV73s. The XV64 is smaller but does include a small amount of stealth technology which more bends the light, distorting their image, not like proper stealthsuits.


- Shas'ui Savon (Veteran Keen-eyed)
= Twin-Linked Burst Cannon, Targeting Array
~ Savon is a crack shot. Give her any gun and she can shoot as well as a Shas'el but give her a Burst Cannon and you get something incredible. Taught by her best friend Kaara in the ways of stealth she now can devastate squads without even being seen.

- Shas'ui Kles'Yio (Veteran  Unnatural Hearing)
= Twin-Linked Burst Cannon, Blacksun Filter
~ Kles'Yio is an expert in observation. She can hear the slightest tremor or sound and swears blind she can isolate sounds out she doesn't want to hear. However her eye-sight is very poor due to a rare condition which makes her eyes super-sensitive to light. As such she needs to constantly wear special goggles when outside of her suit. But this does mean that during night time operations she is always the first to see the target.

The rest are the other Tau forces so have no names or background. They are there to make the army work.

Troops
6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod and Smart Missile Systems - 165

6 Fire Warriors in Devilfish with Disruption Pod and Smart Missile Systems - 165

Heavy Support
Hammerhead with Railgun, Burst Cannons, Target Lock, Blacksun Filter, Multi-Tracker, Disruption Pod - 175

Hammerhead with Railgun, Burst Cannons, Target Lock, Blacksun Filter, Multi-Tracker, Disruption Pod - 175

TOTAL = 1500 Points

Also as a side, I always thought the Marker Drones can shoot when joined to suit squads as they count as Jet Pack so have Relentless. However the suits specifically say they can't fire heavy weapons on the move. Does this apply to the drones too? I think not.